runt

[runt]

A runt is the very smallest baby animal in a litter and it's also a derogatory word for a small person. If your little brother is sensitive about his height, it would be mean to call him a runt.

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Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particulary to domestic animals.

Noun
disparaging terms for small people


a.
Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to domestic animals.

a.
A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.

a.
A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.

a.
The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant.


Runt

Runt n. [Written also rant.] [Scot. runt an old cow. withered woman, a hardened stem or stalk, of a tree; cf. D. rund a bullock, an ox or . Cf. Rother, a.] 1. (Zo'94l.) Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particulary to domestic animals. 2. (Zo'94l.) A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier. 3. A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously.
Before I buy a bargain of such runts, I'll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em.
4. The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Neither young poles nor old runts are durable.

Any animal which is unusually small, as compared with others of its kind; -- applied particulary to domestic animals.

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